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The Philippines has 110 enthnolinguistic groups comprising the Philippines' indigenous peoples; as of 2010, these groups numbered at around 14–17 million persons. [2] Austronesians make up the overwhelming majority, while full or partial Negritos scattered throughout the archipelago. The highland Austronesians and Negrito have co-existed with ...
A Bagobo (Manobo) woman of the Matigsalug people from Davao Datu Manib, a bagani of the Bagobo, with family, followers, and two missionaries (c. 1900). The Manobo are considered the most diverse among the many indigenous peoples of the Philippines, with the largest number of subgroups within its Manobo languages. [2]
It was also rumoured that Elizalde used the photos and other information he got from the Tasaday and Blit tribes for moneymaking businesses in various countries. It was reported that he amassed money amounting to US$100 million, which Elizalde denied. Elizalde returned to the Philippines in 1987 and stayed until his death on May 3, 1997, of ...
Magpet is a major water resource provider and the eco-tourism capital of the Province of Cotabato in an agri-industrial town of well-managed natural resources in an ecologically balanced environment inhabited by productive, healthy and empowered cultural sensitive people enjoying accessible facilities and services governed by transparent ...
The Philippines was a former American colony and during the American colonial era, there were over 800,000 Americans who were born in the Philippines. [54] As of 2013, there were 220,000 to 600,000 American citizens living in the country. [55] There are also 250,000 Amerasians scattered across the cities of Angeles City, Manila, and Olongapo. [56]
Arakan, officially the Municipality of Arakan (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Arakan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Arakan; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Arakan, Jawi: ايڠد نو اراكن; Filipino: Bayan ng Arakan) is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,558 people.
Poverty incidence of Cotabato 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 31.38 2009 30.64 2012 52.36 2015 43.17 2018 29.25 2021 23.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Cotabato is considered a major food basket in Mindanao. It is a top producer of cereals, tropical fruits, vegetables, sugarcane, coconut, coffee, freshwater fish and livestock. It is also one of the country's leading producers of raw and semi ...
During the Spanish regime, a Manobo Tribe in Bukidnon, headed by Datu Tayaotao, was known among its neighboring settlements for his bravery and leadership. When the Spaniards invaded Cotabato, in one of their drives to expand their colonial control over the Philippines, Datu Tayaotao was called upon for help by one Datu Muslim.